# 2023–24 Aston Villa W.F.C. season

The 2023–24 Aston Villa W.F.C. season was the club's 28th season under their Aston Villa affiliation. It was the organisation's 50th overall season in existence, and their fourth season in the Women's Super League (the highest level of the football pyramid). Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.
In November 2022, a new club crest was unveiled to be used from the start of the 2023–24 season, and it was later clarified that the new badge would be used exclusively on kits and training wear. The existing badge would continue to be used as the primary on all other channels, with consultations around a new permanent crest ongoing.
On 3 May 2024, it was announced that Carla Ward had taken the decision to step down as manager at the end of the season, despite having a year left on her contract.

## Squad

    As of 31 January 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NED | Daphne van Domselaar |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Sarah Mayling |
| 4 | DF | IRL | Anna Patten |
| 5 | MF | ENG | Lucy Staniforth |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Rachel Corsie (captain) |
| 7 | FW | SUI | Alisha Lehmann |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Jordan Nobbs |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Rachel Daly |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Kenza Dali |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Freya Gregory |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Sophia Poor |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Danielle Turner |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Lucy Parker |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Ebony Salmon |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Georgia Mullett |
| 20 | FW | SCO | Kirsty Hanson |
| 21 | GK | NZL | Anna Leat |
| 22 | FW | NIR | Simone Magill |
| 23 | FW | CAN | Adriana Leon |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Miri Taylor (on loan from Liverpool) |
| 26 | DF | SUI | Noelle Maritz |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Alice Keitley |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Maz Pacheco |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Martha MacPhail |
| 49 | DF | ENG | Lydia Sallaway |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 16 June 2023 | GK | Daphne van Domselaar | FC Twente |
| 6 July 2023 | DF | Lucy Parker | West Ham United |
| 11 July 2023 | DF | Anna Patten | Arsenal |
| 11 August 2023 | FW | Kirsty Hanson | Manchester United |
| 24 August 2023 | GK | Sophia Poor | Leicester City |
| 8 September 2023 | FW | Ebony Salmon | Houston Dash |
| 11 September 2023 | FW | Adriana Leon | Manchester United |
| 6 January 2024 | DF | Noelle Maritz | Arsenal |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
| 1 February 2024 | MF | | Miri Taylor | Liverpool | End of season | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 28 May 2023 | MF | Remi Allen | Birmingham City |
| 28 May 2023 | FW | Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah | London City Lionesses |
| 28 May 2023 | FW | Emily Gielnik | Melbourne Victory |
| 28 May 2023 | FW | Natasha Harding | Retired |
| 28 May 2023 | FW | Ruesha Littlejohn | London City Lionesses |
| 28 May 2023 | DF | Evie Rabjohn | Manchester United |
| 1 June 2023 | DF | Elisha N'Dow | Charlton Athletic |
| 1 June 2023 | GK | Sian Rogers | Charlton Athletic |
| 15 June 2023 | GK | Hannah Hampton | Chelsea |
| 20 June 2023 | DF | Meaghan Sargeant | Retired |
| 4 July 2023 | MF | Mary McAteer | Sunderland |
| 5 July 2023 | MF | Olivia Rabjohn | West Bromwich Albion |
| 31 January 2024 | MF | Laura Blindkilde | Manchester City |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
| 14 September 2023 | FW | | Freya Gregory | Reading | 4 January 2024 | |
| 17 January 2024 | MF | | Olivia McLoughlin | Rangers | End of season | |

## Women's Super League
### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 18 May 2024. Source: WSL

### Results by matchday

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | L |
| Position | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Manchester United | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 35 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 31 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 24 |
| 8 | Everton | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 23 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 19 |

## Women's FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, Aston Villa entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

## FA Women's League Cup
### Group stage

Group A
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sunderland (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Aston Villa (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 9 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
| 3 | Durham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | |
Ranking of second-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | D | Tottenham Hotspur (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 10 | 2.50 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | A | Aston Villa (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 9 | 2.25 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 3 | B | Manchester United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 | 2.25 | |
| 4 | C | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 1.33 | |
| 5 | E | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | 1.00 | |

### Knockout stage
## Squad statistics
### Appearances

    As of match played 18 May 2024
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | WSL | WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NED | Daphne van Domselaar | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Sarah Mayling | 27 | 1 | 20+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | IRL | Anna Patten | 27 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ENG | Lucy Staniforth | 15 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Rachel Corsie | 26 | 1 | 16+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | SUI | Alisha Lehmann | 20 | 4 | 10+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Jordan Nobbs | 28 | 2 | 17+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Rachel Daly | 25 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 8 |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Kenza Dali | 24 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Freya Gregory | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Sophia Poor | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Danielle Turner | 21 | 2 | 15+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Lucy Parker | 9 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Ebony Salmon | 24 | 6 | 5+13 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 3 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Georgia Mullett | 10 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | SCO | Kirsty Hanson | 22 | 1 | 12+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 21 | GK | NZL | Anna Leat | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | NIR | Simone Magill | 18 | 0 | 5+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | CAN | Adriana Leon | 22 | 6 | 14+4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Miri Taylor | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | SUI | Noelle Maritz | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Alice Keitley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Maz Pacheco | 23 | 2 | 12+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Martha MacPhail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | DF | ENG | Lydia Sallaway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 16 | MF | ENG | Olivia McLoughlin | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for the club but left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 19 | MF | ENG | Laura Blindkilde | 13 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |